cgeo/c-geo-opensource — Issue #717: Only parse caches from web when logged in
Author: Bananeweizen
Created: 2011-10-26 18:31:48+00:00
State: open

We sometimes get the "30 meters off" issue reported, when c:geo is not correctly logged in. Basically this is because c:geo then doesn't use the cache page itself for coordinates parsing but the map page instead. I suggest to remove the map page parsing for that case. That would have the following consequences:
* For downloading new caches you need an account and you need to be logged in.
* For caching only you still _don't_ need an account (and you might import GPX files).
* Whenever a cache is parsed, the user can _rely_ on the coordinates to be correct and precise.

The basic idea behind this request is the following: The technical solution of having a fallback to the map parsing might seem clever for engineers but it has absolutely no value (or even a negative one) for the user because it can give him unreliable coordinates.